1956 Davis Cup Europe Zone

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The Europe Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1956 Davis Cup.

24 teams entered the Europe Zone, with the winner going on to compete in the Inter-Zonal Zone against the winners of the America Zone and Eastern Zone. Italy defeated Sweden in the final and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.[1][2]

Draw[]

First Round
27 April–1 May
   Second Round
10–15 May
   Quarterfinals
31 May-4 June
   Semifinals
15–17 July
   Final
20–22 July
  Italy    
 bye       Italy 5  
  Poland 3     Poland 0    
Bologna, Italy (clay)
  Austria 2         Italy 4  
  Denmark         Denmark 1  
 bye       Denmark 4
  Czechoslovakia 5     Czechoslovakia 1    
Paris, France (clay)
  Pakistan 0         Italy 3  
  France         France 2  
 bye       France 5  
  Luxembourg 2      Switzerland 0    
   Switzerland 3         France 4
  West Germany         West Germany 1  
 bye       West Germany 4
  Ireland 4     Ireland 1    
Båstad, Sweden (clay)
  Finland 1         Italy 5
  Turkey 0         Sweden 0
  Netherlands 5       Netherlands 0  
 bye     Chile 5    
Bristol, England (grass)
  Chile         Chile 2  
  Yugoslavia 4         Great Britain 3  
  Egypt 1       Yugoslavia 0
 bye     Great Britain 5    
Solna, Sweden (clay)
  Great Britain         Great Britain 1
  Monaco 2         Sweden 4  
  Spain 3       Spain 1  
 bye     Belgium 4    
  Belgium         Belgium 1
  Norway 4    
Oslo, Norway (clay)
     Sweden 4  
  Israel 1       Norway 0
 bye     Sweden 5  
  Sweden  

First round[]

Poland vs. Austria[]


Poland
3 		Warsaw, Poland[3]
27–29 April 1956
Austria
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Poland
Austria 		Władysław Skonecki
Alfred Huber 		6
2 		6
3 		6
4 		     
2 Poland
Austria 		Andrzej Licis
 6
2 		4
6 		4
6 		4
6 		   
3 Poland
Austria 		 / Władysław Skonecki
Alfred Huber /  		3
6 		3
6 		1
6 		     
4 Poland
Austria 		Władysław Skonecki
 6
3 		5
7 		6
2 		6
3 		   
5 Poland
Austria 		Andrzej Licis
Alfred Huber 		2
6 		6
0 		6
4 		6
3 		   

Czechoslovakia vs. Pakistan[]


Czechoslovakia
5 		Prague, Czechoslovakia[4]
27–30 April 1956
Pakistan
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Czechoslovakia
Pakistan
4
6 		11
9 		6
3 		2
6 		6
4 		 
2 Czechoslovakia
Pakistan 		Jiří Javorský
Khwaja Saeed Hai 		6
1 		6
2 		6
3 		     
3 Czechoslovakia
Pakistan 		Jiří Javorský / Vladimír Zábrodský
 / Khwaja Saeed Hai 		6
3 		10
8 		5
7 		6
2 		   
4 Czechoslovakia
Pakistan
Khwaja Saeed Hai 		6
2 		6
2 		8
6 		     
5 Czechoslovakia
Pakistan 		Jiří Javorský
 6
3 		4
6 		6
3 		6
2 		   

Luxembourg vs. Switzerland[]


Luxembourg
2 		Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg[5]
27 April–1 May 1956
Switzerland
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Luxembourg
Switzerland 		Géza Wertheim
 4
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     
2 Luxembourg
Switzerland
6
4 		6
4 		5
7 		1
6 		6
0 		 
3 Luxembourg
Switzerland 		 / Géza Wertheim
 /  		2
6 		1
6 		1
6 		     
4 Luxembourg
Switzerland 		Géza Wertheim
 1
6 		1
6 		1
6 		     
5 Luxembourg
Switzerland
6
4 		6
1 		4
6 		6
2 		   

Ireland vs. Finland[]


Ireland
4 		Dublin, Ireland[6]
27–30 April 1956
Finland
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Republic of Ireland
Finland
6
3 		6
3 		6
1 		     
2 Republic of Ireland
Finland 		Guy Jackson
Sakari Salo 		3
6 		6
3 		6
2 		2
6 		3
6 		 
3 Republic of Ireland
Finland 		 / Guy Jackson
 / Sakari Salo 		6
3 		12
10 		3
6 		6
3 		   
4 Republic of Ireland
Finland 		Guy Jackson
 6
2 		6
3 		6
2 		     
5 Republic of Ireland
Finland
Sakari Salo 		6
2 		6
3 		6
1 		     

Turkey vs. Netherlands[]


Turkey
0 		Ankara, Turkey[7]
27–29 April 1956
Netherlands
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Turkey
Netherlands 		Nazmi Bari
Fred Dehnert 		9
11 		6
2 		5
7 		4
6 		   
2 Turkey
Netherlands
Hans van Dalsum 		3
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
3 Turkey
Netherlands 		Nazmi Bari / 
Hans van Dalsum / Fred Dehnert 		5
7 		2
6 		3
6 		     
4 Turkey
Netherlands
Fred Dehnert 		7
9 		1
6 		6
8 		     
5 Turkey
Netherlands 		Nazmi Bari
Hans van Dalsum 		6
0 		3
6 		4
6 		6
8 		   

Yugoslavia vs. Egypt[]


Yugoslavia
4 		Belgrade, Yugoslavia[8]
27–30 April 1956
Egypt
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Egypt
Ibrahim Badreldin-Sayed 		2
6 		6
1 		6
1 		2
6 		6
3 		 
2 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Egypt 		Josip Palada
 6
2 		6
4 		6
4 		     
3 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Egypt 		Ilija Panajotović / 
 /  		6
2 		6
3 		4
6 		6
3 		   
4 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Egypt 		Ilija Panajotović
Ibrahim Badreldin-Sayed 		6
2 		6
1 		6
2 		     
5 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Egypt
6
1 		6
1 		4
6 		6
8 		2
6 		 

Monaco vs. Spain[]


Monaco
2 		Monte Carlo Country Club, Monte Carlo, Monaco[9]
27–30 April 1956
Clay
Spain
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Monaco
Spain
4
6 		5
7 		7
5 		5
7 		   
2 Monaco
Spain
3
6 		6
4 		1
6 		6
2 		6
4 		 
3 Monaco
Spain 		 / 
 /  		6
8 		3
6 		0
6 		     
4 Monaco
Spain
6
3 		10
8 		0
6 		6
1 		   
5 Monaco
Spain
7
5 		3
6 		5
7 		1
6 		   

Norway vs. Israel[]


Norway
4 		Oslo, Norway[10]
27 April–1 May 1956
Clay
Israel
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Norway
Israel
6
1 		6
3 		6
3 		     
2 Norway
Israel 		Gunnar Høst Sjøwall
Eleazar Davidman 		6
1 		6
2 		6
3 		     
3 Norway
Israel 		Gunnar Høst Sjøwall / 
 / Eleazar Davidman 		4
6 		6
2 		3
6 		6
8 		   
4 Norway
Israel
Eleazar Davidman 		7
5 		6
8 		2
6 		6
3 		6
4 		 
5 Norway
Israel 		Gunnar Høst Sjøwall
 6
2 		6
0 		6
1 		     

Second round[]

Poland vs. Italy[]


Poland
0 		Warsaw, Poland[11]
12–14 May 1956
Italy
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Poland
Italy 		Władysław Skonecki
Giuseppe Merlo 		0
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
2 Poland
Italy 		Andrzej Licis
Nicola Pietrangeli 		4
6 		4
6 		5
7 		     
3 Poland
Italy 		 / 
Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola 		3
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
4 Poland
Italy 		Andrzej Licis
Giuseppe Merlo 		3
6 		3
6 		5
7 		     
5 Poland
Italy 		Władysław Skonecki
Nicola Pietrangeli 		2
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     

Czechoslovakia vs. Denmark[]


Czechoslovakia
1 		Prague, Czechoslovakia[12]
11–13 May 1956
Clay
Denmark
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Czechoslovakia
Denmark
Kurt Nielsen 		6
8 		2
6 		6
8 		     
2 Czechoslovakia
Denmark 		Jiří Javorský
Torben Ulrich 		4
6 		3
6 		5
7 		     
3 Czechoslovakia
Denmark 		Jiří Javorský / Vladimír Zábrodský
Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich 		6
8 		4
6 		7
5 		5
7 		   
4 Czechoslovakia
Denmark
Torben Ulrich 		6
3 		3
6 		6
8 		4
6 		   
5 Czechoslovakia
Denmark 		Jiří Javorský
Kurt Nielsen 		7
5 		2
6 		5
7 		6
4 		7
5 		 

Switzerland vs. France[]


Switzerland
0 		Lausanne, Switzerland[13]
10–12 May 1956
France
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Switzerland
France
Robert Haillet 		2
6 		4
6 		1
6 		     
2 Switzerland
France
Pierre Darmon 		9
11 		6
1 		2
6 		8
6 		2
6 		 
3 Switzerland
France 		 / 
Marcel Bernard / Paul Rémy 		1
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
4 Switzerland
France
Robert Haillet 		6
8 		3
6 		4
6 		     
5 Switzerland
France
Pierre Darmon 		1
6 		1
6 		2
6 		     

Ireland vs. West Germany[]


Ireland
1 		Dublin, Ireland[14]
10–12 May 1956
West Germany
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Republic of Ireland
West Germany 		Guy Jackson
 6
8 		4
6 		7
9 		     
2 Republic of Ireland
West Germany
0
6 		7
5 		3
6 		6
3 		1
6 		 
3 Republic of Ireland
West Germany 		 / Guy Jackson
 /  		6
2 		6
4 		6
4 		     
4 Republic of Ireland
West Germany 		Guy Jackson
 0
6 		4
6 		6
3 		6
4 		1
6 		 
5 Republic of Ireland
West Germany
4
6 		6
3 		3
6 		4
6 		   

Netherlands vs. Chile[]


Netherlands
0 		Scheveningen, Netherlands[15]
11–13 May 1956
Clay
Chile
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Netherlands
Chile 		Hans van Dalsum
Andrés Hammersley 		6
8 		4
6 		2
6 		     
2 Netherlands
Chile 		Fred Dehnert
Luis Ayala 		3
6 		1
6 		0
6 		     
3 Netherlands
Chile 		Hans van Dalsum / Fred Dehnert
Luis Ayala / Andrés Hammersley 		1
6 		8
6 		3
6 		2
6 		   
4 Netherlands
Chile 		Hans van Dalsum
Luis Ayala 		5
7 		4
6 		4
6 		     
5 Netherlands
Chile 		Fred Dehnert
Andrés Hammersley 		1
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     

Yugoslavia vs. Great Britain[]


Yugoslavia
0 		Belgrade, Yugoslavia[16]
13–15 May 1956
Clay
Great Britain
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
United Kingdom 		Josip Palada
Roger Becker 		4
6 		0
6 		2
6 		     
2 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
United Kingdom 		Ilija Panajotović
Billy Knight 		4
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     
3 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
United Kingdom 		Ilija Panajotović / 
Mike Davies / Billy Knight 		2
6 		6
8 		2
6 		     
4 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
United Kingdom 		Ilija Panajotović
Roger Becker 		1
6 		3
6 		0
6 		     
5 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
United Kingdom
Mike Davies 		1
6 		3
6 		1
6 		     

Spain vs. Belgium[]


Spain
1 		Real Club de Tenis Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain[17]
10–13 May 1956
Clay
Belgium
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Spain
Belgium 		Juan Manuel Couder
Jacques Brichant 		3
6 		5
7 		1
6 		     
2 Spain
Belgium
4
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
3 Spain
Belgium 		Juan Manuel Couder / 
Jacques Brichant /  		2
6 		1
6 		4
6 		     
4 Spain
Belgium
Jacques Brichant 		2
6 		2
6 		6
8 		     
5 Spain
Belgium 		Juan Manuel Couder
 8
6 		2
6 		6
3 		6
4 		   

Norway vs. Sweden[]


Norway
0 		Oslo Tennis Club, Oslo, Norway[18]
11–13 May 1956
Clay
Sweden
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Norway
Sweden 		Gunnar Høst Sjøwall
Sven Davidson 		7
9 		6
4 		2
6 		3
6 		   
2 Norway
Sweden
Ulf Schmidt 		1
6 		1
6 		3
6 		     
3 Norway
Sweden 		 / Gunnar Høst Sjøwall
Sven Davidson / Torsten Johansson 		2
6 		3
6 		5
7 		     
4 Norway
Sweden 		Gunnar Høst Sjøwall
Ulf Schmidt 		6
2 		3
6 		0
6 		2
6 		   
5 Norway
Sweden
Bengt Axelsson 		3
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     

Quarterfinals[]

Italy vs. Denmark[]


Italy
4 		Bologna, Italy[19]
2-4 June 1956
Clay
Denmark
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Italy
Denmark 		Giuseppe Merlo
Kurt Nielsen 		7
9 		6
1 		3
6 		4
6 		   
2 Italy
Denmark 		Nicola Pietrangeli
Torben Ulrich 		4
6 		6
2 		6
1 		6
0 		   
3 Italy
Denmark 		Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola
Kurt Nielsen / Torben Ulrich 		6
4 		6
2 		3
6 		6
3 		   
4 Italy
Denmark 		Giuseppe Merlo
Torben Ulrich 		6
0 		6
4 		6
2 		     
5 Italy
Denmark 		Nicola Pietrangeli
Kurt Nielsen 		8
6 		6
4 		4
6 		2
6 		6
4 		 

West Germany vs. France[]


West Germany
1 		Duisburg, West Germany[20]
1-3 June 1956
Clay
France
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 West Germany
France
Robert Haillet 		6
8 		1
6 		5
7 		     
2 West Germany
France
Paul Rémy 		4
6 		2
6 		6
3 		3
6 		   
3 West Germany
France 		 / 
Marcel Bernard / Paul Rémy 		3
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
4 West Germany
France
Pierre Darmon 		6
2 		6
0 		6
4 		     
5 West Germany
France
Robert Haillet 		2
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     

Great Britain vs. Chile[]


Great Britain
3 		Bristol Lawn Tennis Club, Bristol, England[21]
31 May-2 June 1956
Grass
Chile
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 United Kingdom
Chile 		Roger Becker
Luis Ayala 		6
3 		4
6 		3
6 		6
3 		3
6 		 
2 United Kingdom
Chile 		Billy Knight
Andrés Hammersley 		6
3 		6
3 		6
4 		     
3 United Kingdom
Chile 		John Barrett / Roger Becker
Luis Ayala / Andrés Hammersley 		6
1 		6
4 		9
7 		     
4 United Kingdom
Chile 		Roger Becker
Andrés Hammersley 		6
4 		6
1 		6
1 		     
5 United Kingdom
Chile 		Billy Knight
Luis Ayala 		6
1 		3
6 		3
6 		0
6 		   

Belgium vs. Sweden[]


Belgium
1 		Royal Léopold Club, Brussels, Belgium[22]
1-3 June 1956
Clay
Sweden
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Belgium
Sweden 		Jacques Brichant
Sven Davidson 		3
6 		6
2 		9
7 		1
6 		3
6 		 
2 Belgium
Sweden
Torsten Johansson 		6
2 		4
6 		0
6 		4
6 		   
3 Belgium
Sweden 		Jacques Brichant / 
Sven Davidson / Torsten Johansson 		3
6 		7
5 		4
6 		6
2 		4
6 		 
4 Belgium
Sweden
Sven Davidson 		3
6 		1
6 		1
6 		     
5 Belgium
Sweden 		Jacques Brichant
Ulf Schmidt 		6
0 		6
2 		6
3 		     

Semifinals[]

France vs. Italy[]


France
2 		Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[23]
15–17 July 1956
Clay
Italy
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
Italy 		Pierre Darmon
Nicola Pietrangeli 		3
6 		6
3 		6
3 		2
6 		6
3 		 
2 France
Italy 		Paul Rémy
Giuseppe Merlo 		7
5 		6
8 		6
2 		6
2 		   
3 France
Italy 		Marcel Bernard / Paul Rémy
Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola 		2
6 		2
6 		6
2 		1
6 		   
4 France
Italy 		Pierre Darmon
Giuseppe Merlo 		3
6 		6
4 		7
9 		4
6 		   
5 France
Italy 		Paul Rémy
Nicola Pietrangeli 		3
6 		6
8 		2
6 		     

Sweden vs. Great Britain[]


Sweden
4 		Solna Tennisstadion, Solna, Sweden[24]
15–17 July 1956
Clay
Great Britain
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Sweden
United Kingdom 		Sven Davidson
Billy Knight 		6
1 		6
3 		10
8 		     
2 Sweden
United Kingdom 		Ulf Schmidt
Roger Becker 		3
6 		1
6 		6
2 		6
1 		6
2 		 
3 Sweden
United Kingdom 		Sven Davidson / Torsten Johansson
Roger Becker / Mike Davies 		6
3 		8
6 		7
5 		     
4 Sweden
United Kingdom 		Sven Davidson
Mike Davies 		4
6 		1
6 		1
6 		     
5 Sweden
United Kingdom 		Ulf Schmidt
Billy Knight 		6
0 		6
8 		4
6 		6
3 		6
4 		 

Final[]

Sweden vs. Italy[]


Sweden
0 		Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden[2]
20–22 July 1956
Clay
Italy
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Sweden
Italy 		Sven Davidson
Nicola Pietrangeli 		4
6 		6
3 		1
6 		4
6 		   
2 Sweden
Italy 		Ulf Schmidt
Giuseppe Merlo 		7
5 		2
6 		5
7 		1
6 		   
3 Sweden
Italy 		Sven Davidson / Torsten Johansson
Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola 		4
6 		7
5 		2
6 		3
6 		   
4 Sweden
Italy 		Torsten Johansson
Orlando Sirola 		4
6 		6
1 		2
6 		1
6 		   
5 Sweden
Italy 		Ulf Schmidt
Nicola Pietrangeli 		5
7 		3
6 		6
1 		3
6 		   

References[]

  1. ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. ^ a b "Sweden v Italy". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ "Poland v Austria". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "Czechoslovakia v Pakistan". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Luxembourg v Switzerland". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Ireland v Finland". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "Turkey v Netherlands". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "Yugoslavia v Egypt". daviscup.com.
  9. ^ "Monaco v Spain". daviscup.com.
  10. ^ "Norway v Israel". daviscup.com.
  11. ^ "Poland v Italy". daviscup.com.
  12. ^ "Czechoslovakia v Denmark". daviscup.com.
  13. ^ "Switzerland v France". daviscup.com.
  14. ^ "Ireland v West Germany". daviscup.com.
  15. ^ "Netherlands v Chile". daviscup.com.
  16. ^ "Yugoslavia v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
  17. ^ "Spain v Belgium". daviscup.com.
  18. ^ "Norway v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  19. ^ "Italy v Denmark". daviscup.com.
  20. ^ "West Germany v France". daviscup.com.
  21. ^ "Great Britain v Chile". daviscup.com.
  22. ^ "Belgium v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  23. ^ "France v Italy". daviscup.com.
  24. ^ "Sweden v Great Britain". daviscup.com.

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